Stock-car



J. M. BURTON.

STOCK GAR.'

(No Model.)

No. 496,709. PmmdApr. 29, 1890.

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FFCE@ Artnr JOHN M. BURTON, OF VIOHITA, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE D. BURTON, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

STOCK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,709, dated April 29, 1890.

Application filed June 25, 1889. Serial No. 315,464. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN M. BURTON, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Vichita, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock- Cars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to stock-cars of that type in which all necessary features and appliances are provided for the comfort and preservation of the animals while they are in transit, and more particularly relates to devices for regulating the admission of air to the car. The upper portions of the sides of the car are provided with wings extending downwardly to a point slightly below longitudinally-journaled feed-troughs, which latter are placed intermediate of the outer walls of said wings and the sheathing below said wings, which latter sheathing constitutes the car sides below the feed-troughs. By this arrangement of the feed-troughs and the expanded portions of the car sides a greater width to the car above the feed-troughs is gained, which width permits the said feedtroughs to be dumped outwardly by a system of levers at will, so that the ejected contents will pass to the ground without striking the car sides below the said feed-troughs. The lower portion of the outer walls of the wings are alternately perforated or open for ventilating purposes. Although it is necessary that these openings should be provided, 1t is also essential that some means should be present for regulating the admission of air through these openings, so that the temperature of the car may be varied in accordance wlth the conditions, such as the state of the weather, & c.

The accompanying drawing illustrates 1n vertical transverse section a car embodying my invention.

A A designate the wings extending from the roof of the car downwardly to a point slightly below the mid-height of the car side,

terminating at a point just below the bottoms of the feed-troughsB B, which latter are suitably journaled intermediate of the wall b, of

.of the feed-troughs.

the wings A, and the lower sheathing c, which latter constitutes the car side below the feedtrough and is within the perpendicular plane occupied by the inner edges of the feedtroughs when the latter are in their normal horizontal position. c c designate a plurality of openings formed in the wall b of the wings A, approximately opposite the heads of the animals, as shown clearly in the drawing.

C designates an oblique partition or diaphragm separating the space encompassed by thewings A into the upper and lower chambers D E. The upper chamber D is in communication with the rear of the extensible hay-racks F, thereby affording greater space for storing hay, and consequently insuring greater capacity of the hay-racks. Vithin the chamber E is located my improved adjustable shutter for opening or closing the openings c c, which shutter I will now proceed to describe.

The shutter properly consists of an endless band or web f, working upon the two pulleys g g', and provided at any given point on its outer surface with the facing h, which latter is made of any suitable material impervious to air. Thus by moving facing h to or from engagement with the openings c c the latter may be opened or closed at will. However, it will be seen that by particular adjustment the upper or lower opening c may be left partly open, if desired. Each set of pulleys g g is respectively located at the eX- treme end of the car side and at each side of the central door, the location of the pulleys g g being such that they are in front of the ends ings c c extend longitudinally from each side of the central doors to the en d of the car, it

inasmuch as the openwill be obvious that the web or endless band f 9o is co-extensive in length with that of the openings. Consequently the said band or web f extends from each side of each central door to the end of the car. Thus it will be apparent that since there are four bands or IOO provided for operating the band or Web f. The friction of the band and the pulleys themselves will be sufficient to maintain the facing h in any adjusted position.

I desire to here state that the shutter may be flexible or rigid, as desired, and may be made of any suitable material or constructed in any desired manner to fulfill the object of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- In a ear having the upperportion of its sides provided with Wings extending beyond the side and having such Wings inclosed by slats with air-spaces between them, the combination with such wings and slats, a pair of drums journaled within said Wings, an endless band around said drums, and a facing upon said band in contact with the slatted side, as set forth.

.lOl-IN M. BURTON. Witnesses:

WM. J. HUTCHINs, ROBERT CARSON. 

